Lt.-Col. Eisner relieved of his command in Jordan Valley Brigade;
Gantz bars his promotion for two years. Eisner says ´will consider
future in army´

The IDF has decided to take various disciplinary actions against Lt.-
Col. Shalom Eisner, who struck a Danish pro-Palestinian protester
with an M-16 rifle.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Benny Gantz ordered Wednesday that Eisner
be relieved of his duties as deputy commander of the IDF´s Jordan
Valley Brigade over "operational and ethical failures."

According to an IDF statement, the decision was made after the
initial inquiry into the incident faulted Eisner for conduct
unbecoming an officer, and after Gantz consulted with GOC Central
Command Maj.-Gen Nitzan Alon and GOC Army Headquarters Maj.-Gen. Sami
Turgeman.

Ganzt also ordered that the Eisner will not be eligible for any
promotion in the next two years, effectively revoking his candidacy
for head of Bahad 1 – the military´s Officers Training Academy.

Eisner told reporters that he "received the ruling in the matter with
a heavy heart. I´m physically and emotionally injured and I have to
recuperate. I have to reconsider my future in the IDF, should I be
offered another position."

Eisner´s conduct was widely criticized by the IDF, with Gantz saying
it went against the IDF´s ethic.